Lee EdwinFugitt

Lee Edwin Fugitt, 101, passed away July 20, 2011 at his residence.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Mizer officiating.  Interment will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park.  Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home. 

Born August 28, 1909, in Hillsboro, Mr. Fugitt was the son of Robert E. and Sena Dutton Fugitt.  On May 28, 1968, he married Hazel Merle (Long) Fugitt.  He worked as a mechanic and operated a service station.  He was a member of the Methodist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Hazel of Greenville; daughters Jo Ann Patterson and husband Pat of Campbell, Mary Frances Carter and husband Hubert of Quinlan, Betty Nan Wrinkle of Greenville, Louise Ishmael of Campbell, Glennie Broughton and husband Kenneth of Gladewater, and Freda Taylor and husband Doug of Campbell; sons William Lee Fugitt and wife Bernice of Salt Lake City, Utah, Rex McDonald of Gladewater, Ricky McDonald and wife Marita of Tyler, Dale McDonald of Greenville, and Harvey McDonald and wife Nora of Greenville; sisters Margie Childress of Celeste and Mary Toms of Wisconsin; brothers Gene Fugitt and Bobby Fugitt of Greenville; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Preston, William, Charles, and Gilbert Fugitt; and sons Jerry Fugitt and Tommy Ishmael.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.